The Prickletrims Go Wild - by Marie Dorleans (Hardcover)

About the Book

"The Prickletrim family are very proud of their pristine garden, with its razor-straight edges, regulation-height lawn and perfectly shaped topiary. They LOVE nature - just so long as it is well ordered and properly managed. Then one day their long-suffering gardener can't stand their suffocating rules any longer and quits. Free at last, the Prickletrim's garden explodes upwards and outwards, spilling into their house and every corner of their lives. The family realise they cannot control nature. Can they learn to live in their wild garden?"--

Book Synopsis

A playful celebration of untamed nature, from the award-winning creator of The Night Walk, a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book.

The Prickletrim family are very proud of their pristine garden, with its razor-straight edges, regulation-height lawn and perfectly shaped topiary. They LOVE nature - just so long as it is well ordered and properly managed. Then one day their long-suffering gardener can't stand their suffocating rules any longer and quits.

Free at last, the Prickletrim's garden explodes upwards and outwards, spilling into their house and every corner of their lives. The family realise they cannot control nature. Can they learn to live in their wild garden?

Quirky imagination and gentle humor weave their way through this delightfully distinctive picture book from Marie Dorleans, award-winning creator of 2021 New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book The Night Walk.

Review Quotes

'A clarion call to take time to smell the flowers - and to let yourself and your garden go a little wild.' --Kirkus Reviews

'Broad comedy pokes fun at those trying to exercise control over untamable forces, while spreads remind readers of the magnificence of nature left to its own devices.' --Publishers Weekly

'Dorleans has found another way to use a picture book to promote the counterintuitive coziness of the great outdoors... Glorious.' --Shelf Awareness

'I love this book's personality: it's exploding with imagination and originality, just like the garden at its center.' --Three Lives and Company

Praise for The Night Walk:

A 2021 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book

'Awash in nocturnal blue, Dorleans' graphite pencil illustrations of a family of night time explorers evoke a luminous sense of wonder.' --The New York Times

'A graceful, perfectly paced appreciation of nature.' --Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW

'Breathtaking... Here night isn't scary; the unknown is exhilarating and the ending sunny and clear.' --Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW

'This hushed, intimate picture book creates a respite from the demands of the daytime world and pulls readers into a moment of pure wonder and peace.' --The Horn Book , STARRED REVIEW

'I love, love, LOVE this book. It captures everything wonderful about family night time adventures. --Jane Yolen, author of Owl Moon

'This rewarding picture book invites children to experience a memorable encounter with the natural world.' --Booklist, STARRED REVIEW

'Awe-inspiring.' --Shelf Awareness

About the Author

Marie Dorleans is an award-winning children's book author and illustrator from France. The Night Walk was the winner of the French literary prize, the Prix Landerneau, in the best children's book category, and a New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book in 2021.